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Crab stick vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crab stick and wakame?

  • Crab stick is higher in selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B12; however, wakame is richer in manganese, folate, copper, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
  • Wakame's daily need coverage for manganese is 60% more.
  • Crab stick has less sodium.

We used Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi and Seaweed, wakame, raw types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 3.9% 7.9% 15% 11% 9% 121% 69% 1.4% 122%
Wakame
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +80%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +252.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3085.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +148.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1053.8%
Contains more IronIron +459%
Contains more CopperCopper +787.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +15.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12627.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 3.4% 0% 7.5% 18% 12% 0% 30% 71% 1% 0% 7.1%
Wakame
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +488.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +158.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1225%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~13.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab stick Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 0.011mg 1.4mg 60%
Folate 0µg 196µg 49%
Selenium 22.3µg 0.7µg 39%
Phosphorus 282mg 80mg 29%
Copper 0.032mg 0.284mg 28%
Vitamin B12 0.57µg 0µg 24%
Iron 0.39mg 2.18mg 22%
Sodium 529mg 872mg 15%
Magnesium 43mg 107mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.697mg 14%
Calcium 13mg 150mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.23mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.002mg 10%
Protein 7.62g 3.03g 9%
Cholesterol 20mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.62mg 1.6mg 6%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 5.3µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.06mg 3%
Calories 95kcal 45kcal 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Carbs 15g 9.14g 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Fructose 0.62g 1%
Potassium 90mg 50mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.275g 0.058g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.143g 0.218g 1%
Starch 3.5g 1%
Fats 0.46g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 14.5g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 6.25g 0.65g N/A
Fiber 0.5g 0.5g 0%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.38mg 0%
Trans fat 0.008g 0g N/A
Choline 13mg 13.9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.216g 0.13g 0%
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.285mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.23mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.607mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.707mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.261mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.26mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.286mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.028g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.089g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 15% 75% 2%
Protein: 7.62 g
Fats: 0.46 g
Carbs: 15 g
Water: 74.66 g
Other: 2.26 g
Wakame
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +151.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +64.1%
Contains more FatsFats +39.1%
Contains more OtherOther +218.6%
~equal in Water ~79.99g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 43% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.216 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.275 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.143 g
Wakame
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +374.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +52.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Crab stick - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174203/nutrients
  2. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.